9.38 Countdown: Don't Fence Me In: 1
by John Tully
with Sally Thomsett, Nicola Davies, John Arthur Baron, Louis Selwyn

10.0-10.20 Merry-go-Round: Mzima
Mzima, portrait of a spring adapted from Alan Root and Joan Root's film.
Commentary spoken by Anthony Smith
(Colour)

11.5 A Year's Journey: Cheese from Wensleydale

A report from Welsh League of Youth National Eisteddfod

The programme with the informal air, introduced by Bob Langley. A chance to meet the people and personalities who drop in to talk about ideas, events and interests. Plus Weatherman Jack Scott

(Colour)

Sir John Betjeman revisits the Isle of Man, which he has known and loved since student days, and finds that the magnetism of the past is still very much present in The Ancient Kingdom of Man.

2.5 Tout Compris: 5: A la peche. A l'unisson. A la fete du 14 juillet.
Everyday life and language of French teenagers
(Colour)

2.25 Going to Work: Building for Us

2.50 Maths Today: Year 2: Paths in Space

(For details see 10.55 pm)

with Cliff Michelmore

Touring France - Gypsy Style: Do horse-drawn caravans live up to your Romany-inspired expectations?

Darjerba: a giant holiday complex of hotel rooms, nightclubs and restaurants on a Tunisian island.

Travel Agents and Holiday Bookings: a special investigation into the mechanics of a package-deal holiday.

A programme for children under 5

by Aisha Akbar
with Pik-Sen Lim

Stories of riddles, mischief and make-believe about animals, princes and princesses.

(Colour)

with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd

by Peter Dickinson

When Kate and Sammy are kept in after school, they see something so odd they have to investigate further. Together with Kate's brother, Duncan, they are soon involved in a strange and dangerous situation.
[Repeat]
Book £1.50: see page 62

with Richard Baker; Weather

bringing you news and views in your region tonight
Presented by Michael Barratt, Frank Bough and Bob Wellings

by Geoffrey Matthews
Starring John Slater, James Ellis
with Geoffrey Hayes, Nicholas Smith

A stolen lorry-load of meat - parked on a busy road... a piece of cake for the police - unless the lorry driver's name is Houdini!

TV's top reporters close in on the most interesting topics of the day
Alastair Burnet, Michael Charlton, Alan Hart, Richard Kershaw, Richard Lindley, Julian Pettifer, Alan Watson

(Colour)

with Richard Baker and Peter Woods
Weather

Television's big quiz show in which two star teams from the cinema test their knowledge of 50 years of film comedies, dramas, musicals and westerns.
Chairman Robin Ray presides over the game in which Vincent Price supported this week by Honor Blackman and Jean Kent challenges Sylvia Syms in company with Leo Genn and Leslie Phillips
(From Manchester)

(Jean Kent is appearing in 'No Sex, Please - We're British' at the Strand Theatre; Leslie Phillips in 'The Man Most Likely to...' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London)
Guessing the right Price: page 4

Ancient astronomers described Sirius the Dog-Star as red: but what colour is it today?
A few weeks ago, Patrick Moore asked viewers to tell him what colour they see Sirius, and now he analyses the thousands of reports he received, and explains the significance of the colours of stars.

A series of eight programmes looking at class differences in English communities.

(except London): Closedown